Compass

/ˈkʌmpəs/

Synonyms for "compass" (441 found)

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Noun(7 words)

range scope accomplish achieve ambitbring aboutcircle maker

accept accomplish achieve acquireaesthetic distancealentours ambience ambit amount annex area attain beleaguer beset besiege blockadeborder lineborderland borderlands bound

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boundaries boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebounds bourn bournsbox inbreadthbreak boundarybreakoff pointbring offbring throughcage caliber calipers carrycarry offcatch ceiling chain chamberchromatic scalecircle circuit circuiteer circulate circumambiencies circumambulate circumference circumjacencies circummigrate circumnavigate circumscription circumstances circumvent clearance closeclose inclose the circlecome full circlecompass aboutcomprehend conceive confine confines consummate contain context coopcoop incoop upcoordinates cordoncordon offcorralcrown with successcurve cut

Verb(3 words)

apprehend circumnavigate comprehend

Strong matches (132)

cutoffcutoff pointcycle deadlinedeal withdeep spacedegree delimitationdepths of spacedescribe a circledeterminant dial diapason dig dimension dipstickdirection finderdischarge dispatchdispose of

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distance divergence dividersdivision linedodo the jobdo the trickdodecuple scaledomain edges effect effectuate embay embosom embrace enact encircle enclasp enclose enclosure encompass end enfoldenharmonic scaleenshrine entourage envelop environenvironing circumstancesenvironment environs enwrap equipment execute expanse extension extent extremity farnessfeeler gaugefence infetch field finish flank floorfoot rulefreedom fringes frontier fulfill gain gamut gaol gaugegauge blockgestalt getget away withget bygird girdlegirdle the globego aboutgo aroundgo around in circlesgo roundgo the roundgoniometer grade gradiometergraduated scalegraspgreat scaleground gyre gyrocompassgyroscopic compassgyrosin compassgyrostatic compasshabitat have hedgehedge inheight hemhem inhigh water markhigh-water markhorizon househouse inimpound imprison incarcerate includeinertial navigation systeminfinity instrument interface interval

Verb(4 words)

digget the picturegrasp grok

Noun(7 words)

direction finderdivider encircle enclose engineer extent grasp

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invest involve jailjohansson blockjurisdiction kennelknock offland lap leaguer leap leeway length levellight yearlight-years limen limit limitation limitations

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limiting factorlimits lineline of demarcationloglog lineloop loranlow-water marklower limitmagnetic compassmagnetic needlemajor scalemakemake a circuitmake outmanage march marches margin mark measuremelodic minormete meterstick metesmetes and boundsmewmew upmicrometer mileage milieuminor scaleneedle neighborhood notch nuance obtain octantoctave scaleorbit outline outlines outpost outposts outskirts pale panorama parameter parameters parsecs pas peg penpen inpentatonic scaleperform perimeter period periphery perspectivepick uppiece pitch plane plateau plumbplumb rulepocket pointpolish offprecinct precincts procure produce proportion protractorpull offpurlieu purlieus purviewput acrossput awayput overput throughquadrant quarantineradio compassradio direction finderradiusrail inrange ratio rdf reach realize realm regain register remoteness remove restriction revolve ring rod round rule ruler rung scale scope sector secure see separationset squaresextant shade shadow shoran shrineshut inshut upsituation skirt skirts space span spectrum sphere spiralspirit levelspread square stable stair standard startstarting linestarting pointstep stint stretch stride suburbs succeed surround surroundings sweept squaretaketake care oftake intapetape measuretapelinetarget datetemperament termterminal dateterminus theodolite thresholdtime allotmenttotal environmenttransittransit theodolitetreadtry squaretuningturn the tricktwig understandupper limitverge verges verniervernier calipervicinage vicinitywall inway ways wheelwhole-tone scalewidth win workwork outwrap yardyard upyardstick

Noun(6 words)

north indicatororbitpair of compassesprocure reach surround

Verb(1 words)

savvy

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More general

23 entries

accomplish achieve attainbring aboutcapability capableness circle conceptdirection instrumentdrafting instrumentenclose encompass extent instrument

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More specific

13 entries

beam compassbreadth encircle engineer gird maneuvermarine compasspocket compassprocure reach ring spantrammel compass

Collocations

12 entries

compass a boundarycompass a circlecompass a plancompass a treatycompass needlecompass rosecompass the citycompass their endsdrafting compassfield compassmagnetic compasspair of compasses

Inflections

3 entries

compassed compasses compassing

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

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Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods.

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Charles Walcot investigated the magnetic compass bearing sense in pigeons.

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But the compass isn't in the head of the bee, it's in the body.

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But where is this compass?

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